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IU Deep Dive #1/3: Korea’s Little Sister Grows Up
IU has been called “Korea’s Little Sister” since her debut in 2008 with the song Lost…
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KARA Deep Dive #3/3: Seventeen Years Of Sweet Melodies
TW: discussion of mental health, assault, depression, and suicide Here are my credentials (again): While I…
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KARA Deep Dive #1/3: Seventeen Years Of Sweet Melodies
TW: discussion of mental health, assault, depression, and suicide KARA was one of the most important…
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Stray Kids Deep Dive #3/3: Proving K-pop Can Be Self-Produced
Here are my credentials (one last time): If my stan card was a 2012 FaceBook status,…
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SHINHWA Deep Dive #3/4: Racism, Protest, and The Messy Legacy Of 1st Gen Kpop
TW: mention and discussion of cultural appropriation, racism, and the n-word. Deeper discussion in a separate…
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LOONA Deep Dive #2/3: Twelve Until The End
Here’s are my credentials (again): LOONA first appeared on my radar thanks to my Orbit friend,…
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TWICE Deep Dive #4/4: A Ten Year Journey From Teenage Love To Fully Fledged Idols
Here are my credentials (one more time): TWICE, as they are for a lot of people,…
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Stray Kids Deep Dive #2/3: Proving K-pop Can Be Self-Produced
Here are my credentials (again): If my stan card was a 2012 FaceBook status, it’d be…
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Golden Child Deep Dive #2/2: Do They Live Up To Their Name?
Here are my credentials (again): basically nothing, I’m afraid. I know one song from Golden Child,…
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Bol4 Deep Dive #2/2: Growing Up Through Song
Here are my credentials: I’d consider myself something around a casual fan of Bol4. Of course…
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Stray Kids Deep Dive #1/3: Proving K-pop Can Be Self-Produced
Stray Kids are a band who really need no introduction, and certainly not from me, a…
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Dreamcatcher Deep Dive #3/3: Rocking The World Of Kpop
Here are my credentials: I’m a HUGE fan of Dreamcatcher, and have been an Insomnia since…
20 responses to “IU Deep Dive #1/3: Korea’s Little Sister Grows Up”
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[…] Lovelyz’s lead single for this EP was called “Obliviate”, my first thought was IU’s excellent “Obliviate,” which isn’t fair, I know. Putting my preconceptions to the side, this song is honestly […]
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[…] has a long history of mini-movies, from Golden Child’s zombie apocalypse epic Burn It to IU’s nearly half-hour long Every End Of The Day, so let it be known I had high expectations. And of course I watched the whole thing. Somehow, it […]
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[…] Dear Name by IU […]
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[…] The Red Shoes by IU […]
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[…] could make the line “in my baggy, baggy, baggy, baggy, baggy baggy jeans” work. No one. IU, Wendy, Suga, no one. I never want to hear this again, especially after seeing what NCT are capable […]
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[…] IU […]
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[…] Black Out (IU) […]
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[…] Gfriend (Apple), IU […]
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[…] IU’s The Red Shoes […]
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[…] Often dramatic and sweeping, either with strings or piano, ballads can also be anything that’s mainly centered around beautiful vocals. Think When This Rain Stops by Wendy, Don’t Look At Me Like That by Song Jieun, or Love Wins All by IU. […]
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[…] Often dramatic and sweeping, either with strings or piano, ballads can also be anything that’s mainly centered around beautiful vocals. Think When This Rain Stops by Wendy, Don’t Look At Me Like That by Song Jieun, or Love Wins All by IU. […]
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[…] Love Wins All (IU) […]
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[…] Good Day (IU) […]
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[…] Good Day; IU (2011) […]
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[…] artists in the thumbnail, L-R, Top: Stray Kids, Le Sserafim; Bottom: IU, Xdinary […]
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[…] Alternative is a large genre, but tends towards understated; light and ethereal, drifting in and out of your ears, often with a comforting message. Think Generation by Triple S, Life Goes On by BTS, or Palette by IU. […]
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[…] Soundtracks are, very basically, anything created for a movie or tv show, and their genres vary wildly. Think Stranger by The Rose, Good Person by Haechan, or Give Me Your Heart by IU […]
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[…] (Part One) (Part Two) […]
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[…] (Part One) (Part Three) […]
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[…] Best Songs: The Red Shoes, Everybody Has Secrets, Gloomy Clock […]
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